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MSRP $289
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3299 days newer than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 20% better in Elden Ring than FX-8350 - 133 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than FX-8350 - $173.00 vs $188.02
- Up to 23% better value when playing Elden Ring than FX-8350 - $1.30 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8350 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
OEM AMD FX-8350 125W AM3+ Eight Core 4.0GHz Desktop CPU
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$173
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-8350 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using FX-8350 or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
91 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$22.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$16.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$17.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$37.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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79 FPS
$17.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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